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WVEC Annual Meeting 2025

Join us for the WVEC Annual Meeting on September 20, 2025, at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley, WV. Your voice and ideas matter — every participant is crucial! Learn more and register here.


Our Latest GREEN Newsletter

The West Virginia legislative session is over, and once again, lawmakers failed to address the real issues facing our communities—from flood recovery to energy affordability. Read our newsletter here.


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Action Alerts WVEC June 30, 2025
Don’t Let Congress Hike Your Energy Bills — Call Now! Keep Up the Pressure
Members of Congress are voting this week on a sweeping bill that would: Give massive handouts to polluters Gut solar and wind energy with new taxes Let corporations pay to ignore laws that protect our land, air, and water More
Issues: PollutionRenewable energy
Action Alerts WVEC June 20, 2025
Happy WV Day! Register Now for Our Annual Meeting
Happy West Virginia Day! Today, we’re celebrating the beauty, spirit, and strength of our home—and inviting you to help make it even better.  Join us for the WV Environmental Council’s Annual Meeting More
Issues: Event
Action Alerts WVEC June 17, 2025
Happening Tonight – Show Up for Energy Freedom at 5 PM
Join West Virginians for Energy Freedom tonight, June 17, at 5 pm for the Charleston Rally for Energy Freedom & Public Hearing or attend the Wheeling Virtual Watch Party and remote speaking event at the Ohio County Public Library. More
Issues: Energy
Action Alerts WVEC May 22, 2025
We Want to Hear From You – Take Our Quick Survey
WVEC is gathering input to help shape our advocacy priorities, and we’d love to hear from you. This short, anonymous survey will help us better understand how West Virginians view environmental issues, conservation, and outdoor recreation. Your feedback will directly inform our future campaigns and outreach efforts. More
Issues: Legislation
Legislative Updates WVEC May 3, 2025
GREEN Newsletter, Volume 35 Issue 9 (Wrap Up)
The West Virginia legislative session is over, and once again, lawmakers failed to address the real issues facing our communities—from flood recovery to energy affordability. But that didn’t stop us. Thanks to everyone who called, emailed, showed up, and made their voices heard—your advocacy mattered. More
Issues: Aboveground tanksClimate changeCommunity air monitoringData centersEnergyEventRenewable energyWater
Action Alerts WVEC April 10, 2025
Urgent Action: Keep Water Safe. Keep Control Local. Stop These Bills
Dangerous legislative bills threaten our communities, and we need your help. Please call your legislators today and urge them to vote NO on HB 2014, SB 592, and SB 940. More
Issues: Aboveground tanksEnergyPollutionWater
Action Alerts WVEC April 8, 2025
Stop HB 2014 – Senate Hearing Today at 1 PM
HB 2014, introduced by House Speaker Hanshaw at Governor Morrisey’s request, aims to attract data centers by allowing them to run on private microgrids outside the PJM power grid. But the bill has major downsides. HB 2014 passed the House and is now in the Senate Economic Development Committee TODAY at 1 pm. More
Issues: CoalEnergyOil and gasPollutionWater
Action Alerts WVEC April 7, 2025
URGENT: Protect Our Water. Help Stop SB 592
The annual "Tank Bill" is moving, and it's dangerous. SB 592—set for a hearing today, April 7, at 3 pm in the House Energy Committee—would remove over 1,000 oil, gas, and coal tanks from the inspection list mandated by the Aboveground Storage Tank Act. More
Issues: Aboveground tanksHealthPollutionWater
Legislative Updates WVEC April 4, 2025
GREEN Newsletter, Volume 35 Issue 8
Welcome to our last newsletter of the 2025 Legislative Session. With several bills still moving, stay tuned for any final action alerts next week, and check out the actions you can take right now in our Weekly Round-Up. More
Issues: Climate changeCoalEventPublic landsWater
Action Alerts WVEC April 1, 2025
Stop HB 2014: Protect WV from Harmful Data Center Impacts
West Virginia lawmakers are rushing forward with HB 2014 — a bill that would open the floodgates to data center development across our state while silencing local voices and putting ratepayers at risk. More
Issues: EnergyEnergy efficiency